Legislative Reference and Research Services in Canada |
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| Abstract: | This article is in two parts. Part One reviews developments in Canadian legislative libraries since the 1960s with particular attention to reference and research services. In 1965, the Library of Parliament in Ottawa established its Research Branch to ensure that legislators would have the extensive and expert assistance needed to deal with a wide range of complex and technical public issues. Since then, three provinc~all egislat~vel ~brariesh ave established research units and a fourth is planning one. Part Two describes Canadian loose-leaf and newsletter reporting services available from non-governmental sources which provide reference librarians with up-to-date information on legislation, regulations and legislative activities. |
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